Built for real understanding and continuous research

Thinking tools and research agents powered only by the best AI models, grounded in the information you trust.

How it works

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AI Tools for Thought

Maps

Turn any sources or topic into a visual knowledge map. See structure at a glance, click to go deeper.

Chat Agent

Ask questions, reason over your sources and the web. See exactly where answers come from.

Reader

Zoom in and out of detail. Summarize what's repetitive, expand what's interesting.

Slides

Turn research into presentations. Create decks from your sources in seconds.

Maps
Chat
Reader
Slides
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Research Agents

Parallel deep research

Run multiple research threads at once. Compare what you find.

Background monitoring

Agents track new developments automatically. Get emailed when something matters.

Follow up as you learn

New questions? Run another deep research. Everything stays in your space.

Research Agents
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Spaces

One topic, one space

All your research, sources, and notes in one place. Not scattered across chat threads.

Your sources + ours

Upload PDFs and documents. Combine with what Kerns discovers.

Compounds over time

Add research as questions emerge. Your space grows with your understanding.

Spaces
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Power Meets Speed

Cmd+K for everything

Navigate, search, switch — without leaving the keyboard.

Chat that acts

Create research, build maps, import sources. Just ask.

Power Meets Speed
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